Totally online nursing school?

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Specializes in Several, mostly L&D.

Hi all...I've been a nurse for decades, I'm asking this for my daughter in law.

We (the entire family) want to move to a beach town that is an hour from the nearest college with a nursing program. The problem is my DIL wants to go to nursing school. Are there any programs that are totally online, for someone who is NOT a nurse currently?

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Short answer, no.

There maybe hybrid classes, but the only hybrid classes I know of are for LVN to RN bridge programs. She would still have to commute for clinicals.

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Specializes in ED, L&D.

I have never heard of any. Sorry!

But if you're looking for a nice beach community with many nursing schools, check out the Pensacola, FL area.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

No totally online prelicensure nursing programs exist. The only totally online nursing programs are bridge programs for those who already have licensure as LPNs or paramedics. A person cannot go from zero to nurse without attending class and clinical rotations.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
I have never heard of any. Sorry!

But if you're looking for a nice beach community with many nursing schools, check out the Pensacola, FL area.

Good luck!

Or Daytona Beach!! Love that area!

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Actually yes there is. It is all online with the exceptions clinical a which you set up yourself at a local healthcare facility. It's an ADN at Excelsior college..

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Actually yes there is. It is all online with the exceptions clinical a which you set up yourself at a local healthcare facility. It's an ADN at Excelsior college..
As I mentioned in my previous post, you cannot go from zero to nurse online. Since the OP has no LPN licensure and is not a paramedic, she would not qualify for admission into Excelsior College's ASN program.

Again, no totally online prelicensure nursing programs exist. The ASN program offered by Excelsior College is not a true prelicensure nursing program because candidates must be licensed as an LPN/LVN or paramedic in order to enroll.

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Lots of us commuted an hour or more to school. It's not that big a deal.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Lots of us commuted an hour or more to school. It's not that big a deal.
Yep...I commuted 95 miles one-way to the LVN program that I attended, and my drive was five days per week for one year.

I also commuted 225 miles one-way to the LPN-to-ASN program that I attended.

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